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herkimer quartz crystals
Herkimer "Diamond" quartz crystals. A clear, "rock crystal" variety of quartz.

calcite marble
Calcite in the form of siliceous crystals from Bad Lands, South Dakota.

red corundum (ruby) in zoisite
Red corundum (ruby) in zoisite.





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